COVID-19 and ECMO: the interplay between coagulation and inflammation—a narrative review

Abstract Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has presently become a rapidly spreading and devastating global pandemic. Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) may serve as life-saving rescue therapy for refractory respiratory failure in the...

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Main Authors: Mariusz Kowalewski, Dario Fina, Artur Słomka, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Gennaro Martucci, Valeria Lo Coco, Maria Elena De Piero, Marco Ranucci, Piotr Suwalski, Roberto Lorusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-02925-3